Prior to joining the firm, George was a Law Clerk for the Supreme Court of Texas. George has been Board Certified by the State Bar of Texas in Civil Trial Law since 1982 and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, serving on the Complex Litigation Committee of the College, and a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers. Additionally, he is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, serving as the 2012 President for the Dallas Chapter and on the National Board of Directors. Since 2003, George has been named in Texas Monthly magazine as a Texas Super Lawyer in business litigation. Also, he is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Bet the Company, Business, Construction and Intellectual Property Litigation and in listings of Texas' Best Lawyers published in regional editions of The Wall Street Journal and in major Texas newspapers such as The Dallas Morning News and The Houston Chronicle. In 2013, George was honored as a Trial Legend by the Dallas Bar Association's Tort and Insurance Practice Sections. In addition to representing clients in numerous business dispute arbitrations, George has served on the Large Case Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association since 1996. George is a Master of the Court of the Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court and a frequent speaker at bar association meetings on a variety of issues relating to litigation.

Representative Experience

Defended major Wall Street investment banking firm in a securities fraud class action suit arising out of the sale of over $300 million of real estate limited partnerships

Defended Fortune 100 company in fraud and breach of contract cases

Defended Texas County Mutual Insurance Company in class actions totaling over $50 million in controversy, arising out of the sale of collateral protection and automobile insurance involving over $100 million in premiums

Defended privately held, international cosmetics company in patent infringement case in District of Delaware

Prosecuted patent rights of publicly held syringe manufacturing company in Eastern District of Texas

Prosecuted rights of Air Force pilot shot down over Bosnia against major motion picture studio and television conglomerate in a First Amendment & False Advertising dispute arising out of the movie "Behind Enemy Lines"

Defended the screenwriters of the movie "The Sixth Day" in a copyright infringement case

Prosecuted rights of international construction company in tortious interference and breach of contract claims against major oil company and the Harris County Toll Road Authority

Prosecuted rights of small medical device firm against a major pharmaceutical company for fraud and breach of contract and achieved a settlement during trial of in excess of $18 million for the client

Prosecuted rights of publicly held company against architect, structural engineer, geotechnical engineer and construction company for defective foundation of corporate headquarters

Defended national insurance holding company and subsidiary in a wrongful discharge claim by former high-level executive

Prosecuted rights of electric utility in a $500 million coal hauling rate case against railroad company

Prosecuted rights of international construction company against rapid transit authority for $10 million in delays and cost overruns for construction of light rail system

Participated in numerous arbitrations representing litigants and acting as a neutral arbitrator

Professional History

Partner in the law firm of Locke Lord LLP, 1981-2017; Of Counsel, 2017-Present

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